Rose McGowan Was Temporarily Suspended from Tweeting and People Aren't Happy

"THERE ARE POWERFUL FORCES AT WORK. BE MY VOICE."

UPDATE 10/12 11:59 AM EST: Twitter has made a statement regarding Rose McGowan's post about her account being temporarly suspended.

The company wrote on its @TwitterSafety account, "We have been in touch with Ms. McGowan's team. We want to explain that her account was temporarily locked because one of her Tweets included a private phone number, which violates our Terms of Service. The Tweet was removed and her account has been unlocked. We will be clearer about these policies and decisions in the future. Twitter is proud to empower and support the voices on our platform, especially those that speak truth to power. We stand with the brave women and men who use Twitter to share their stories, and will work hard every day to improve our processes to protect those voices."

Last week, The New York Times published a report in which a number of women allege Harvey sexual harassment or assaulted them over the span of three decades and paid them off. Following the investigation, many other celebrities came forward with their own accusations against Harvey. They include Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Asia Argento, Rose, and many more.

Along with coming forward with her own experience with Harvey, Rose has also been vocal on Twitter. She wrote on October 5, "Women fight on. And to the men out there, stand up. We need you as allies." According to Bloomberg/Quint, as more came to light regarding the scandal, Rose also took to social media to reveal the names of other alleged offenders in the industry. And on Wednesday night (October 11), Rose posted to Instagram claiming that Twitter has put a suspension on her account.

"TWITTER HAS SUSPENDED ME," she wrote. "THERE ARE POWERFUL FORCES AT WORK. BE MY VOICE." The actress also shared a screenshot of the message she says she got from from Twitter. It reads, "We have determined that this account violated the Twitter Rules, so we've temporarily limited some of your account features." It also states that she can use her account again once she deletes the tweets that violate the company's rules. It also notes that her account will be "restored to full functionality in 12 hours."

The last tweet on Rose's feed is a retweet from 4:49 P.M. on October 11. It reads, "Men are being applauded for denouncing sexual assault now while women are being demonized for not reporting it sooner." The one before that is a tweet sharing a petition to dissolve the board at The Weinstein Company.

[The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/arts/rose-mcgowan-twitter-weinstein.html?_r=0 also notes that while it's not known which tweets resulted in Rose's temporary suspension, that it comes after a tweet in which she alleged that actor Ben Affleck had known about Harvey's behavior. She wrote in a reply to Ben on Twitter, "'GODD*MNIT! I TOLD HIM TO STOP DOING THAT' you said that to my face. The press conf I was made to go to after assault. You lie."

In just a matter of hours, many have chimed in defending Rose and condemning Twitter. Comedian and prominent LGBTQ activist Cameron Esposito tweeted, "Rose McGowan's suspension speaks to the truth of social media / Humans made this thing / It doesn't have justice built-in." MSNBC correspondent and author Joy Reid wrote, "So let me get this straight: Rose McGowan gets suspended but @twitter is fine with neo-nazis continuing to hate mob?"

In a statement to Teen Vogue, Twitter said that it does not comment on individual accounts for privacy and security reasons.